Automated blood culture systems have been used for the detection of bacteremia and fungemia. In this study, we
compared BacT/Alert blood culture system and conventional culture methods for culture of sterile body fluids
other than blood. A total of 91 specimens were tested including pleural, peritoneal, synovial and cerebrospinal
fluids. Of the isolates considered clinicaly significant, 18 (95 %) were recovered by BacT/Alert system while only
11 (58%) were recovered by conventional culture methods.
Key words: Sterile Body Fluids, BacT/Alert Blood Culture System
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